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Guidelines to creating new farm roadways

Martin Merrick looks at some of the specs that farmers need to be aiming for when creating new farm roads.

BUILDINGS 10 June 2026

Guidelines to creating new farm roadways

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Sheep Management: scald in lambs, weaning preparations and farmyard repairs

Sheep Management: scald in lambs, weaning preparations and farmyard repairs

MANAGEMENT 10 June 2026

Bluetongue to top Teagasc sheep conference agenda

Bluetongue to top Teagasc sheep conference agenda

NEWS 2 June 2026

Farmers advised to vaccinate for blackleg

Farmers advised to vaccinate for blackleg

Farmers advised to vaccinate for blackleg

NEWS 14 March 2026

Practical guide to pre-breeding soundness in stock bulls

Practical guide to pre-breeding soundness in stock bulls

Practical guide to pre-breeding soundness in stock bulls

NORTHERN IRELAND 1 March 2026

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Sheep Management: housing ewes, lameness control and sheep census

Sheep Management: housing ewes, lameness control and sheep census

Grass supplies have been depleted on many farms leaving little option but to introduce supplementary feeding at grass or house ewes.

MANAGEMENT 16 July 2025

Tullamore Farm: breeding coming to an end in sheep flock

Tullamore Farm: breeding coming to an end in sheep flock

Tullamore Farm manager Shaun Diver gives an update on ewe breeding performance and what’s been happening on Tullamore Farm this week.

TULLAMORE FARM 16 July 2025

Sheep Management: liver fluke, new antiparasitics regulation and lameness issues

Sheep Management: liver fluke, new antiparasitics regulation and lameness issues

Farmers planning to stock up on antiparasitics before the new legislation is introduced on 1 December should plan carefully what they actually need to avoid purchasing unnecessarily.

MANAGEMENT 16 July 2025

Twenty ways to spend €20,000: hoof-paring crush and training course

Twenty ways to spend €20,000: hoof-paring crush and training course

In the newest installment of the Twenty Ways to Spend €20,000 series, we're looking at the savings to be made from investing in a hoof-paring crate and training course.

NEWS 16 July 2025

AHI launches new lameness initiative

AHI launches new lameness initiative

It will work with 10 farmers spread across the country over the course of the next three years to show the benefits of taking a proactive approach to lameness.

NEWS 16 July 2025

Batch footbaths vital in overcoming lameness issues

Batch footbaths vital in overcoming lameness issues

Galway framer Michael Forde constructed a roofed batch footbath to help overcome a lameness outbreak which resulted in 20% lameness in his ewe flock.

FARM BUILDINGS 16 July 2025

Sheep Management: faecal egg counts, store lambs and quarantine control

Sheep Management: faecal egg counts, store lambs and quarantine control

Faecal egg counts analysed for the purpose of scheme compliance must be submitted to a laboratory on the Department’s approved listing.

MANAGEMENT 16 July 2025

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Getting ready for your Bord Bia audit

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